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Adverb
Example: “I would rather stay home.”
Synonyms: preferably
Adjective
Example: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”
Synonyms: indirect, slanted
Antonyms: direct
Example: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”
Synonyms: oratorical, persuasive
Antonyms: literal, plain
Example: “The rules were applied punitively rather than fairly.”
Synonyms: harshly, penally
Antonyms: leniently, mercifully
Example: “The garden includes ornamental trees.”
Synonyms: decorative, fancy
Antonyms: functional, plain
Example: “The metal rod is bent.”
Synonyms: curved, not straight
Antonyms: straight
Example: “The test was quite easy.”
Synonyms: fairly, rather
Antonyms: hardly
Example: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”
Synonyms: nearby, regional
Antonyms: foreign
Noun
Example: “The offense was classified as a misdemeanor rather than a felony.”
Synonyms: minor offense, infraction
Antonyms: felony, major crime
Example: “The interface is designed so users can navigate it intuitively.”
Synonyms: naturally, instinctively
Antonyms: deliberately, awkwardly
Example: “It is important to tell the truth.”
Synonyms: fact, reality
Antonyms: lie, falsehood
Example: “He asked rhetorically, knowing no one would answer.”
Synonyms: for effect
Antonyms: literally
Example: “His ingratiating manner felt calculated rather than sincere.”
Synonyms: sycophantic
Antonyms: genuine
Example: “Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where demand doubles overnight.”
Synonyms: theoretical
Antonyms: actual
Example: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”
Synonyms: internally
Antonyms: internationally
Example: “The report offered an impressionistic overview.”
Synonyms: evocative
Antonyms: precise
Example: “The material was produced synthetically.”
Synonyms: artificially
Antonyms: naturally
Verb
Example: “From the logs, we inferred that the service restarted twice.”
Example: “The deadline felt arbitrary and poorly justified.”
/kəˈprɪʃəs/
Example: “The weather here is capricious.”
Synonyms: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive
/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/
Example: “We need empirical evidence.”
Synonyms: experiential, experimental, existential
Antonyms: theoretical, theoretic
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